Bukhara

We spend a quiet morning in our hotel, whilst the kids do some studies. “When is the train?” “It’s the same time as when you asked yesterday!” We travel again using they excellent high-speed train.
We arrive in Bukhara around 1pm. We are staying at a nice little hotel on the edge of the old city. It's hot, really hot, so we decide to rest for the afternoon and head out to explore around 5 pm. There are similarities and differences to Samarkand. Undoubtedly, the finest single place is Registan in Samarkand, but the most intact area is the old city of Bukhara. It has multiple madrasas, markets, and mosques all in the single old city from the era 1100 to 1500 when the city was at the peak of its grandeur and power. It also has a walled older city, fortress, right next door that dates from around the year zero. Both are remarkably well preserved / restored.
I am still a little shaky with stomach troubles, and so I borrow some photos from Flo here to show some of the madrassas and markets.
We end the day at a nice restaurant with local food. It's very relaxing with the beautiful surroundings of the old city.Weiterlesen